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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Lakeland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lakeland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Lakeland is located in Lanier County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lanier County: Atkinson, Berrien, Clinch, Echols & Lowndes.

Below are the counties that are near Lakeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeland:

  • Lanier County     (The home county of Lakeland)
  • Atkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Leliaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leliaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leliaton
      • Leliaton is located in Atkinson County
    • Willacoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willacoochee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willacoochee
      • Willacoochee is located in Atkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willacoochee <1>
    • Pearson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Axson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Ray City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray City
      • Ray City is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray City <1>
    • Nashville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Nashville is located in Berrien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <1>
    • Alapaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Enigma
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Barney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Morven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>
    • Fodie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
  • Clinch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Du Pont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Homerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Cogdell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogdell
      • Cogdell is located in Clinch County
    • Chauncey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chauncey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
      • Chauncey is located in Clinch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 326 people
    • Argyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ernest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ernest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
      • Ernest is located in Clinch County
  • Coffee County
    • Mora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Mora is located in Coffee County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 444 people
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Cecil
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lenox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Staunton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Howell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Howell is located in Echols County
    • Fruitland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
    • Statenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
      • Statenville is located in Echols County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <1>
    • Potter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
  • Lowndes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Naylor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
      • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <1>
    • Franklinville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Hahira
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Barko Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barko Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
    • Mineola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Valdosta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Remerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Shiloh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
    • Dasher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Lake Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Melrose
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
    • Clyattville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
    • Millwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Manor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
      • Manor is located in Ware County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • Jennings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeland, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeland.

Newspapers Published in Lakeland ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lakeland:

Cemeteries Near Lakeland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeland.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.

  • Lovejoy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lovejoy Cemetery
  • St. John MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Dam Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hendley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendley Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hightower Cemetery
  • James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • Foreman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foreman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foreman Cemetery
  • Avera Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Sweet Prospect Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Prospect Cemetery
  • Baskins Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baskins Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Fisher Gaskins Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
    • Arabia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arabia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arabia Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Lakeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.

  • Naylor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
    • Naylor is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naylor <1>
  • Du Pont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Nashville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Nashville is located in Berrien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,811 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <1>
  • Withers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Withers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
    • Withers is located in Clinch County
  • Hahira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Valdosta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Homerville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Adel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Dasher
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dasher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Statenville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statenville
    • Statenville is located in Echols County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statenville <1>
  • Lake Park
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Tarver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver
      • Tarver is located in Echols County
    • Alapaha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Morven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morven
      • Morven is located in Brooks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morven <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeland.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakeland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0410, Longitude: -83.0748       In this case, the coordinates for Lakeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lakeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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